Modern American Populism: Analyzing the Economics Behind the "Silent Majority," the Tea Party, and Trumpism.
Modern American populism (MAP) was born out of the political upheaval of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The article examines the causes of populism. Economic anxiety is found to be the main cause, but there is also evidence supporting an alternative theory that racial resentment is an impor...
| Published in: | American Journal of Economics & Sociology Vol. 78; no. 3; pp. 787 - 835 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
May2019
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